1988Final results
1988 election for Colorado Senate District 18
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Jana Mendez (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Wells (R) by 23.1 points.
Jana MendezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%26,460
Robert M. WellsRepublican
38.4%16,527
42,987 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET